Tue, Aug 31, 2010
Three Seats To Be Auctioned On eBay To Support X PRIZE
Foundation
In an effort to help raise funds for the X PRIZE Foundation,
"Avatar" Producer/Director, James Cameron, will participate as the
honored guest aboard an extraordinary ZERO-G Experience taking off
from Van Nuys Airport (KVNY) in Los Angeles, California on
Saturday, October 9, 2010. Additional X PRIZE Board Members and
special guests have purchased seats to participate in this special
event. Three available seats for this once-in-a-lifetime adventure
will be auctioned on eBay to the general public beginning Tuesday,
August 31, 2010 and ending Friday, September 3, 2010.
The weightless flight will take place aboard G-FORCE ONE, a
specially modified, FAA-approved, Boeing 727-200 aircraft. The
flight is identical to those used by NASA to train its astronauts.
This unique journey offers guests the chance to fly like Superman
and flip like an Olympic gymnast. It's not simulated; ZERO-G
replicates the same levels of gravity on Mars (1/3-gravity), the
Moon (1/6-gravity), and zero gravity. Martha Stewart, Ozzy Osbourne
and Stephen Hawking are just a few notable passengers who have
flown with ZERO-G and proclaimed it to be one of the most thrilling
experiences of their lives.
James Cameron, who serves on the X PRIZE Foundation's
Exploration Advisory Committee, recorded a video regarding the
upcoming flight. In it he states, "My wife Susie and I are really
excited about flying in the 727 for The ZERO-G Experience™.
I've done it before and it's really an amazing experience. So, come
along with us and we'll go get weightless! Bid high on this one
because it's a great way to support our (X PRIZE Foundation's)
efforts in space."
"We have many high-profile individuals joining this flight
including Jim Gianopulos, Chairman/CEO of Fox Films and Tim
Ferriss, best-selling author of 'The 4-Hour Workweek,'" said Peter
H. Diamandis, Chairman & CEO of the X PRIZE Foundation. "All
proceeds from this eBay auction will go the X PRIZE Foundation to
help design future prizes intended to drive radical breakthroughs
for the benefit of humanity."
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